Brantford, City—Cité, Ontario (1881 census)
Brantford, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 9,616. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34180. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.140°N, 80.262°W.
Population
In 1881, Brantford, City—Cité had a population of 9,616: 4,629 male and 4,987 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,877 |
| 1861 | 6,251 |
| 1871 | 8,107 |
| 1881 | 9,616 |
| 1891 | 12,753 |
| 1901 | 16,619 |
| 1911 | 23,132 |
| 1921 | 29,440 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Brantford, City—Cité, 1871 (57.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brantford, City—Cité, 1891 (23.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Brantford, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 9,616 total population, 4,987 females, 4,629 males, 3,230 married persons, 2,044 families, 1,636 married females, 1,594 married males, 509 widowed persons, 385 widowed females, 124 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 5,877 single persons under 18, 2,966 single females under 18, 2,911 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,979 inhabited houses, 1,979 occupied houses, 70 uninhabited houses, 13 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,853 bushels of potatoes, 1,251 bushels of other root crops, 381 bushels of corn, 102 bushels of turnips, 16 tons of hay, 15 acres of potatoes, 10 acres of hay crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 8 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Abram Nelles | 1805–1884 | died here |
| Robert Whale | 1805–1887 | died here |
| Alfred H. (Alfred Hutchinson) Dymond | 1827–1903 | died here |
| George Frederick Marter | 1840–1907 | born here |
| Reuben Wells Leonard | 1860–1930 | born here |
| Sara Jeannette Duncan | 1861–1922 | born here |
| Duncan Sayre MacInnes | 1870–1918 | born here |
| Norman Duncan | 1871–1916 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 9,620 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON159001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103007_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q34180
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brantford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brantford
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Brantford, City—Cité, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brantford-city-cit-on159001-1881/.